WILD Foundation

The WILD Foundation "is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), non-governmental organization founded in the United States in 1974 by South African Ian Player, and based in Ojai, California. For 29 years, WILD has worked around the world to protect highly threatened wilderness areas and wildlife." 

Funding
Their website notes that: "Over 29 years our funding has come from a wide range of sources: individuals such as you who understand and want to support the protection of wild nature; an active and committed Board of Directors; many private foundations, from family-run to large institutions (such as Ford or Rockefeller); corporate gifts (most recently a sponsorship by Radio Shack); educational publications through Fulcrum, Inc.; professional organizations that support our Journal (such as Outward Bound, National Outdoor Leadership School, and others) and several federal land management agencies (including the US Forest Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service). In order to enhance our long term effectiveness, we have a small but growing endowment and sincerely urge you to consider a tax deductible gift that builds our future strength, or a donation that goes directly to work on one of many projects Your support makes possible our work for wilderness, wildlife and people…please join us!" 


 * Rockefeller Foundation
 * Ford Foundation

Directors
Source
 * Charlotte Baron
 * Robert C. Baron, Chairman of The Board
 * David Barron
 * Magalen Bryant
 * James R. Dunlap
 * Francine Kansteiner
 * Dr. John C. Hendee
 * Carl Hilker and Cathryn Hilker
 * Vance G. Martin, President
 * Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier
 * Andrew Muir
 * Dr. Ian Player
 * M.A. Partha Sarathy
 * Michael Sweatman

Trustees
Accessed November 2007:
 * Robert Cleaves
 * Michael Fay
 * Patricio Robles Gil
 * Mike McBride
 * Bittu Sahgal
 * Partha Sarathy

Contact

 * Web: http://www.wild.org

Related Sourcewatch

 * Weeden Foundation
 * Michael McCloskey - awardee
 * Robert N. Cleaves - cofounder
 * Harvey Locke